Wire-pay-out reel.



N.71a,194. PATBNTED JAN.13,1903..

J.P.DB-LPHBY. l

WIRE PAY-OUT REEL'.

Y APPLICATION FILED APR. 14,1902.

H0 MODEL.

.lOl-IN P. DELPHEY,

larnn'r OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

WIRE-PAY-OUT REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,194, dated January13, 1903.

Application led April 14, 1902.

T all whom. may concern/:f

Be it known that I, JOHN P. DELPHEY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Pay-Out Reels, ofwhich the following is a description.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple inexpensivecombination of parts in a wire-pay-out reel to cause it to be light inweight, more convenient, more substantial, and more durable than anyother pay-out wire-reel made.

Figure l is a complete wire-pay-out reel in perspective with all theimprovements. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the reel'hub and pivot parts andto which the arms and legs are attached at the concave parts, two ofwhich are shown. Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in section, of the reelhub and pivot parts with broken-off arms and legs, showing the manner ofattaching the arms and legs to the hub and pivot castings, with the formof the pivot and hub and their immediate connections.

Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views-inthe accompanying drawings.

A is the hub or swivel or central revolving portion of the reel andbears the metal arms B B B B and adjustable uprights b b b h thereon andof which hub theinterior portion conforms to and revolves'about thecone-shaped pivot O and rests on the shoulders D and D at its lower partand the lower part of the pivot O.

E is the base of the reel-pivot, to which and about the pivotC is' heldthe reel-hub A by the nut N and washer L on the extension of thereel-pivot C.

The reel-base E an'd the reel itself are supported by the metal legs F FF F, each fitting into the cavity V and against the end surface U. Thesupporting-legs F are curved in a somewhat elliptical form, therebyusing a minimum of material without straining the metal legs bytoo-short bends therein, and in having the supporting ends standsquarely on their base and the upper part of the legenter the concavityon the pivot-arm at or near right angles to the pivot-axis and setsquarely against the metal at the inner end of the concavity V at Ubeing thus more firm and the attaching bolts or rivets acting straightwith- Srial No. 102,946. (No model.)

out any twisting or bending. The legs and arms are attached to theirrespective parts of the reel parts A and E by means of the holes r r andthe attaching-bolts c or rivets through the holes in the casting and thecorresponding holes inthe attached arms and legs, respectively,consisting of two or more holes and bolts or rivets through eachcasting-arm of the central reel parts for the attached metal arm or leg,thereby holding the same together rigidly and not liable to get out oforder.

T T T T are adjustable metal Ts, each with the set-screws s and S ineach of its branches, the one, s, on the upper part of the T-arm beingin the angle of the T and toward the center of the reel, the other, s',being at or near the other extremity of the T and preferably also in theT-angle, but not so close to the set-screw s that either interferes withthe insertion or withdrawal of the other when one is inserted orwithdrawn. The set-screw s holds the upright b in place to or from thewire surrounding the uprights when in use, and the set-screw s regulatesthe position of the T and upright on the reel-arm when and where eitheris adjusted to suit the operator. It can be tightened and the whole heldin any position desired and the set-screws s and S/ out of the wayof'rthe wire on the Vreel-arms about the uprights. Y

In operating the mechanism the steps will be taken in different rotationby different operators, and some operators will eliminate some of theconsecutive steps. One way is to loosen as many of the set-screws s onas many of the arms as desired, the Ts and the upright arm being movedalong the yarm to or from the center of the reel, as the circumstancesrequire, then loosen the set-screw s of as many Ts as desired, andtheupper part of the uprightb be tnrnedtoward the center of the reel. Whenthe uprigh-ts are sufficiently adjusted that a coil of wire can beloosely slipped over the same, it is placed over the uprights, aroundthem, and ouA the arms B B B B. The Ts are then readjusted,the upperends of the uprights outward, the uprights pressed tightly against theWire, and the set-screws s and s' tightened, and the mechanism is readyto pay od the wire at the will of the operator by drawing on one end ofthe coil of wire.

To remove a coil of wire, release the setscrews s or two or more ofthem, turn in the loosened arms b, and lift o the coil.

The upright arm can be lifted out of its socket in lthe T either whenremoving the wire or when loading the reel.

Other items of detail in handling the reel will be regulated by thehabits and methods of the operator.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation, andadvantages of the invention will be readily un-Y derstoodwithoutrequiring more extended explanation.

In practice I prefer to use two-hole armcastings, round metal tubing forarms, legs, and uprights, attached to the central reel parts byfiat-head stove-bolts and lock-nuts, though it is obvious that metal ofvarious formed sections may be used for arms, legs, and uprights andfastened to the pivot-arms by various kinds of bolts and rivets, and allof which I claim as part of this invention, and also other changes canobviously be made in the various mechanical devices in form, proportion,and details of construction which will be within the scope of theinvention without departing from its spirit or sacrificing theadvantages thereof in any respect.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination in a wire-pay-out reel of a metal cone-shaped pivothaving a shoulder at its base to partly support the hub and take up thewear in the revolving part of the reel and the pivot having,r branchingarms with concave sides admitting of metal legs being placed snuglytherein and two or more holes through said pivot-arms and correspondingholes through said metal legs to permit them to be fastened in place byrivets or bolts through said holes in the concave arms and metal legs.

2. The combination in a wire-pay-out reel of a metal, interiorcone-shaped hub correspon ding with a cone-shaped pivot of the reel: thehub having an elongation or shoulder at its base to meet the shoulderofthe pivot and prevent the pivot and hub parts coming into too closecontact and ad mit of taking up the wear of the contact-surface of thepivot parts and the metal hub having branching arms with concave sidesadmitting of metal arms being placed snugly therein, and two or moreholes through said hub arms and corresponding holes through the attachedmetal arms to permit them to be fastened in place by bolts or rivetsthrough said holes in the hub concave arms and the attached metal arms.

3. The combination in a wire-pay-out reel of a metal cone-shaped pivotand a correspondinginterior cone-shaped hub one or both having ashoulder at its lower point of contact to partially support the hub andprevent the cone parts coming into too close contact, and to take up theWear thereof: the pivot and hub each having branching arms with concavesides and admitting of metal legs and arms being respectively placedsnugly therein, and two or more holes through said pivot and hub armsand corresponding holes through the attached metal legs and armsrespectively to permit them to be fastened in place by bolts or rivetsthrough said holes in the pivot and hub concave arms and the attachedmetal legs and arms respectively.

4. In a wire'pay-ont reel, metal legs bent downward from the reel in theform of a curve akin to or entirely elliptical so that the upper endsare fastened to the reelpivot nearly or entirely horizontally and theouter or lower end rests on the ground or reel-support at or nearlyperpendicular, substantially as shown.

5. In a wire-pay-outreel, an adjustable T, capable of sliding back andforth on the metal arms and fastened in place thereto by means of aset-screw placed at the inner end of the T and in the angle of the T,ator nearly perpendicular to its supporting-arm and at or nearlyparalleled with the upright. arm: and the other, or upright, arm of theT having a curved metal upright in its upper part and held in placetherein by a set-screw at the upper end of this T-arm and in the angleof the T.

6. The combination in a wire-pay-out reel of metal Ts, having aset-screw in each of its arms one or both in the angle thereof, one armhaving a curved metal arm fastened therein by one of the set-screws andthe whole movable on the arms of the hub of the reel and held in placeby the other set-screw of the T, with metal arms and with a metalcone-shaped reel pivot and hub interiorly conforming thereto, one orboth having a shoulder at its lower point of contact to take up the wearof the cone-shaped contact parts and to prevent their coming into tooclose contact: the corresponding cone-shaped reelpivot with branchingarms, and from these extending outwardly and downwardly in a somewhatelliptical curve, metal legs: the arms and legs attached to the centralpart of the reel by means of concave sides ofsaid central reel parts,into which the legs and arms are respectively snugly fitted and attachedthereto by two or more holes through each arm and leg and correspondingpart of the central part of the reel and bolts or rivets securelyfastened therein: substantially as Set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN P. DELPI-IEY.

Witnesses:

T. H. YOUNG, L. L. WALTERS.

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